Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Last Shabbat Jews all over the world read the Torah portion Kedoshim. The Torah tells us that we need to be holy. To live spiritual lives. It’s not surprising. After all, what’s a Bible without talking about holiness? What religion doesn’t talk about spirituality? But what is […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Passover is around the corner! And I wanted to share one more thing about my Uncle Jack. … At the Seder we celebrate our freedom. But first we remember our suffering as a People. Our slavery in Egypt and the many enemies who have tried to destroy us. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. This Torah Minute is about someone who has always been an important part of my life. My Uncle Jack Ratz. There was one thing about him that was unique in our family. My parents and my aunts and uncles were all born and raised in America. But Uncle […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. The holiday of Purim is behind us. And as important as the celebration of a Jewish holiday is? It’s also important that we take something with us. That are lives are somehow different. Here’s something I was thinking about on Purim. And something I hope to think about […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Here’s a thought for the Seder. The Torah has an interesting name for the Seder night. It calls it ‘a night of anticipation for G-d’ (Exodus, 12:42). A time that G-d was “looking forward” to. For how long? … Since the creation of the universe! Because […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I wanted to tell you about the amazing people of Zaka. … Like the wonderful members of the IDF who spent weeks in Haiti? The volunteers of Zaka should inspire us and make us proud. (You may have seen pictures of them inHaitisaying the Shabbat prayers in their […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. You hear alot of talk these days about car brakes. … A driver gets pulled over by a policeman. “Didn’t you see that stop sign? You went right through it!” The driver thinks quickly and says, “You know officer, sometimes those Toyota brakes just fail.” “Nice try buddy, but […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you you’re having a great day. … Human beings are capable of having more than one emotion at the same time. We need to be pained by the indescribable destruction and suffering in Haiti. And at the same time, as Jews? We should feel incredibly proud to be Jewish. … Its one of […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. The Torah Minute is starting its 6th year. And how old is the Torah? Jewish tradition says approximately 3300 years. The Exodus took place around 1300 B.C.E. and we went on to Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. Secular historians who don’t accept Jewish tradition? Many have been […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. This story is not about a great Rabbi or a famous person. It’s about an ordinary person that we can learn from. … A woman parked her car at a shopping center, and when her teenage son opened his door? It hit a shiny red Lexus SUV parked […]